2 Chronicles 22:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He was twenty-two years old at the time, and he ruled only one year from Jerusalem. Ahaziah's mother was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri of Israel,

Cross References

1 Kings 16:28

Omri died and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab became king.

2 Kings 8:18

Jehoram disobeyed the LORD by doing wrong. He married Ahab's daughter and was as sinful as Ahab's family and the kings of Israel.

2 Kings 8:26

Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he ruled from Jerusalem for only one year. His mother was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.

2 Chronicles 21:6

Jehoram married Ahab's daughter and followed the sinful example of Ahab's family and the other kings of Israel. He disobeyed the LORD by doing wrong,

2 Chronicles 22:1

Earlier, when the Arabs led a raid against Judah, they killed all of Jehoram's sons, except Ahaziah, the youngest one. So the people of Jerusalem crowned him their king.

2 Chronicles 22:3

and she encouraged her son to sin against the LORD. He followed the evil example of King Ahab and his descendants.